Combined salt and pepper shaker.



E. M. HASTINGS & H. o. BILBRO.

COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 30, 1908.

Patented June 1, 1909.

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Lwi Umano Han/WM EDMUND M. HASTINGS AND HOWARD (l. .BILBRO, 0l"

BI RMINGH A M, ALABAMA.

COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SIHAIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed .Tune 30, 1 908. Serial N o. 441,112.

To all 'whom it may concern: y

Be it known that we, EDMUND M. llas- 'riNes and HOWARD C. BILBno,citizens of the United States, residing at Birmingham, in the county ol' Jefferson and State of Alabama., have invented new and usefulImprovements in Combined Salt and Pepper Shakers, of which the followingis a specilication.

This invention relates to improvements in combined salt and peppershakers, and one of the principal objects of the same is to provide arigid cover and a movable cover for the salt and pepper, and meanscarried by the movable cover for automatically keeping the pepperreceptacle closed.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich isI simple in construction, efficient in practice and one whichcan be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost. v

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a'conibined salt and pepper shakermade in 'accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection of the same, and Fig. 3 is an under plan view olI one of thedisks.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of our devicereference numeral 1 designates the salt shaker which may be made ofglass or other suitable material, and having located or integrallydisposed therein a pepper container 2 which projects above the top edgeof the salt shaker, thereby forming a s ace for the actuating stemwhichwill e later described, to ride. A perforated disk 3 is providedwith a series of perforations 4, which overlie the salt compartment 5,and a series of smaller perforations 6 disposed above the top of thepepper chamber 7. The said disk 3 is pivotallyconnected to the cap orcover 8 and is seated upon the top edge of the pepper container 2. Thecover 8 is formed with a series of perforations 9 of similar size tothose designated by 6, and disposed above the salt chamber. A series oiperforations 10 t'uating head 12 are formed in the cap 8, and saidperfora--l tions are adapted to be brought into register with theperforations 6 in the disk 3 by means of an actuating stem latter havingone of its ends secured to the disk 3, While the free end thereof isformed with an enlarged actuating head 12. The stem 11 projectslaterally through an aperture. 14 in the threaded flange 15 of the cap.Encircling the stem is a coil spring 16, having one of its ends abuttingagainst the actacts with a portion of the threaded flange 15.

When desiring to use epper the actuating stem is pressed and the atterwill ride in the spa-ce disposed between the top edge of the saltcompartment and the top edge of the pepper container and turn the disk 3until the perforations 6 therein registers with the perforations 10 inthe cap, such movement of the disk throwing the perforations 4 out ofregistry With the perforations 9 inthe cap and closing the saltcompartment. After sufficient quantity of pepper has been obtained, thepressure upon the actuating stem is released and coil spring 16 Willautomatically return the disk 3 to its respective position. yTheenlarged head l2 prevents the spring from being displaced from the stem.Attention is directed to the fact that the shaker is always set forsalt.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing. the construction and mode of operation of the invention shouldbe clearly understood Without a further extended description.

Changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may bemade Within the scope 'of the claim without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is:

A. combined salt and pepper shaker comprising a salt receptacle, apepper receptacle located in and projecting above the salt receptacle, acover provided with perforati ons and a flange threadedly engaging thesalt receptacle, a disk interiorlypivoted to said cover and seated uponthe topedge of thc pepper receptacle, thereby forming aspace between thetop of the salt compartment and the pepper receptacle, a stem carried bythe disk and adapted to ride in thevspace between' the top of the saltcompartment or pin 11, the

While the other end con-- and the pepper receptacle, a portion of tl'ieIn testimony whereof we aiix our signastem projecting` tangentiallythrough said tures in presence ol' two Witnesses. flange,- a springencircling said extended por- EDMUND M HAST-INGS tion of the stem saidspring abutting at one end against the flange and at the other end HOWARD C' BILBRO' against the head for automatically closing Witnesses:

, the pepper receptacle and leaving the salt EDWARD T. RICE,

perforations open. S. H. RICE.

